The Newsroom 1996
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- October 21, 1996
- Format
- 3 seasons · 32 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~12.3 hours (23 min/ep)
- Created By
- Ken Finkleman
- Network
- CBC Television
What is The Newsroom?
The Newsroom is a television series first released in 1996. Catalogued under Comedy, Drama.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1996
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 32
- Runtime
- 23 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 21, 1996
- Networks
- CBC Television
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.0/10
- Format
- 3 seasons · 32 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~23 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBC Television
How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 32 episodes and an average 23-minute runtime.
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The Newsroom is a television series first released in 1996. Catalogued under Comedy, Drama. Produced and broadcast by CBC Television. Current status: Ended. Spans 3 seasons and 32 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“An overbearing regional news director navigates the tumultuous world of television news.”
- Explores the fast-paced television news industry
- Centers on a driven regional news director
- Premise focuses heavily on ratings motivation
- Limited descriptive background provided
Watch it if you are interested in stories about the inner workings of a television newsroom.
The series carries a TV-MA rating.
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Season 1 · 13 episodes
- E1 The Walking Shoe Incident Mytharc Oct 21, 1996
- E2 Dinner at Eight Core Oct 28, 1996
- E3 Deeper, Deeper Core Nov 4, 1996
- E4 The Kevorkian Joke Core Nov 11, 1996
- E5 A Bad Day Core Nov 18, 1996
- E6 Petty Tyranny Core Nov 25, 1996
- E7 Dis and Dat Core Feb 10, 1997
- E8 Unity Core Feb 17, 1997
- E9 Parking Core Feb 24, 1997
- E10 Meltdown (1) Core Mar 3, 1997
- E11 Meltdown (2) Core Mar 17, 1997
- E12 Meltdown (3) Mytharc Mar 24, 1997
- E13 Campaign Mytharc Mar 31, 1997
Season 2 · 13 episodes
- E1 America, America Mytharc Jan 12, 2004
- E2 Death 1, George 0 Mytharc Jan 19, 2004
- E3 Pushy Money Grubbing Cosmopolitan Racist Core Jan 26, 2004
- E4 An Enormous Waste of Time Mytharc Feb 2, 2004
- E5 Anchors Away Core Feb 9, 2004
- E6 One of Us Core Feb 16, 2004
- E7 Never Read Symptoms Core Mar 1, 2004
- E8 The Fifty Core Mar 8, 2004
- E9 Slow Leak Core Mar 15, 2004
- E10 Reality Strikes Core Mar 22, 2004
- E11 Say Cheese Core Apr 5, 2004
- E12 The British Accent Mytharc Apr 12, 2004
- E13 The Second Coming Mytharc Apr 19, 2004
Season 3 · 6 episodes
- E1 Baghdad Bound Mytharc Feb 14, 2005
- E2 One Dumb Idea Core Feb 21, 2005
- E3 Dial "G" for Gristle Core Feb 28, 2005
- E4 Lolita Core Mar 7, 2005
- E5 Latent Homosexual Tendencies Mytharc Mar 21, 2005
- E6 Learning to Fly Mytharc Mar 28, 2005
Frequently asked questions
What is the title of the television series?
The series is titled The Newsroom.
When was the series released?
The series was released in 1996.
Who is the main character?
The main character is overbearing regional news director George Findlay.
What motivates George Findlay?
He is solely motivated by casualty statistics that will improve his ratings.
What are the genres of the show?
The genres listed are comedy and drama.
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